THE wintry weekend weather left some people stuck in their own homes while others were completely unaffected.

The snow came as forecast on Saturday afternoon into the evening which left some villages such as Scapegoat Hill, Scholes and Meltham virtually snowbound – yet in Huddersfield town centre there was no snow at all.

The freak weather had been caused by mild Atlantic air colliding with cold eastern European air above the UK.

Weather expert Paul Stevens from Salendine Nook said: “On low ground it fell as rain and slush yet on the higher ground it fell as snow and this went on for much of the afternoon into the evening.

“In Huddersfield town centre it fell as slush while out at Saddleworth the drifts were 2ft deep.”

And he revealed that the snow caused major problems on the M62 with three or four hour delays for vehicles heading in to Manchester from Junction 23 at Outlane.

He said that yesterday was the mildest day for four days with temperatures rising to 2.5°C which led to much of the snow melting during the day, helped by the sun coming out.

The snow was often powdery as it had come from the dry eastern European air.

But the respite will be brief with wintry weather set to hit Huddersfield during the week, especially on Wednesday and Thursday.

“There will be some harsh frosts with temperatures getting down to -4°C or -5°C,” said Paul. “Looking ahead to the middle of the month around Valentine’s Day it will get really cold with air coming in from the Arctic”.